Wednesday 28 Jul 2021

July 28: Psalm 7:14-17

Key Verse: Psalm 7:16
The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.

Devotion:
Whilst we can all tell of a time or times when someone evil has got good rewards, we can probably all tell of the time soon afterward when that person or people got into trouble for doing what they were doing! We may think of the world as being a place where the bad people get their just deserts at some stage or another, but the truth is the world does not level itself out but tends toward chaos instead.

It is God who is the great leveller. God is righteous and just. This means He will take account of the bad things which people do because they do these things to His children and He will allow them to face the consequences of their actions. He will also take notice of the good people do to His children and give us a reward which He deems appropriate for out actions.

When we harbour bad people or unjust ways, we must expect bad things to follow at some stage; not because God will head bad things on us, but because the bad we have been collecting will spill into our lives and into the lives of the people around us. If we try to bury those bad things by hiding them from others, we are only fooling ourselves because God knows exactly what we have been up to and He never forgets!

But, the most amazing thing is God’s love which covers all manner of things in our lives. Because we know God is righteous and just, we should sing of His praises and allow others to know of His righteousness and justice. The more we allow others to see the truth, the more likely they will be to do things which fall in line with that justice...

Points to Ponder:
Do you praise God for the just things He does?

Do you praise God for keeping justice in this world?